Push The Wall
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
When you settled in with this book, what was the first moment that made you smile or feel at home in his world?
If you could share one warm drink and a long chat with the author about his early New York days, what would you most want to hear him tell you?
His scrappy 1970s New York beginnings feel full of hope and hustle. What place from your own life still holds that same mix of struggle and possibility for you?
The book moves between the raw energy of comics and the polish of Hollywood. Which world felt more comforting to read about, and why did it pull at you?
So much of this story is about chasing a creative calling. Was there a passage that quietly reassured you about a dream of your own, big or small?
Who in these pages felt like the kind of mentor or friend you'd want in your corner, and did they remind you of anyone who has looked out for you?
Looking across his whole journey, what part of his story stayed with you after you closed the book, tugging at something tender in your own life?
By the end, how did his way of looking back on decades of work change how you feel about your own long road so far?